Anybody have experience converting a repro roadster pickup body into an all steel enclosed roof? Specifically the Last Refuge inc. body. Or a source for a STEEL repro pickup body? I live in Maine and don't have the patience or funds to search down and pick up an unmolested '28-'29 body in California.
i have a roadster pickup and i'm converting a 28-28 car into a closed cab pickup, starting with a RP body would make for a long road, only the fuel tank, firewall, maybe the subframe and cowl sides would be used, the door posts have to be changed, doors, find or build a proper cab back, i think for the money you can buy a running pickup.
I really don't want to do a conversion. I just can't see a roadster as a smart pick in the northeast. With spring and fall weather as unpredictable as it is, I may just run a roadster with a kwik top, but I hate the look of them, I'd really prefer a closed cab with a tonneau roof rather than solid, if that makes sense. Project is definitely a ways off, still in the plan and collect stages obviously.
head on over to Dysarts and grab a big rig, ask some of the truckers if they know where to find a cab, put up a wanted note on the board.
Do a craigslist search in western mass for a "1929 Model A Truck". There is a decent looking one I saw for sale there. Price looks reasonable too.
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